Darren McGavin
Acting
Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) was an American actor best known for playing the title role in the television horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker and his portrayal of the grumpy father given to bursts of profanity in the film A Christmas Story. He appeared as the tough-talking, funny detective in the 1950s television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. From 1959-1961, McGavin starred in the NBC western series Riverboat, first with Burt Reynolds and then with Noah Beery, Jr. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darren McGavin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Acting158
moviePros & Cons
1999
Mr. Stanford
movieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
Mr. Parker (archive footage)
tvMillennium
1996
Henry Black
movieDerby
1995
Lester Corbett
movieBilly Madison
1995
Brian Madison
tvGargoyles
1994
G.F. Benton/Dominic Dracon (voice)
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
George Zarko
movieA Perfect Stranger
1994
John Henry Phillips
tvBurke's Law
1994
Conrad Hill
tvGrace Under Fire
1993
Grace's Dad
tvThe X-Files
1993
Agent Arthur Dales
tvFallen Angels
1993
Old Man
movieThe American Clock
1993
Older Arthur Huntington
movieMastergate
1992
Folsom Bunting
moviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
actor (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHappy Hell Night
1991
Henry Collins
movieBlood and Concrete
1991
Hank Dick
moviePerfect Harmony
1991
Mr. Hobbs
Clara
1991
Albert Kroll
movieCaptain America
1990
General Fleming
movieChild in the Night
1990
Os Winfield
movieKojak: It's Always Something
1990
Wainwright
tvAround the World in 80 Days
1989
Benjamin Mudge
movieThe Diamond Trap
1988
Chief Walter Vadney
tvMurphy Brown
1988
Bill Brown
tvMonsters
1988
Hubert
movieDead Heat
1988
Dr. Ernest McNab
movieInherit the Wind
1988
E.K. Hornbeck
movieFrom the Hip
1987
Craig Duncan
tvWorlds Beyond
1986
Harry Hewart
movieRaw Deal
1986
Chief Harry Shannon
movieTurk 182!
1985
Det. Kowalski
movieMy Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
Dr. Gerrit Koets
movieThe Baron and the Kid
1984
Jack Beamer
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Martin Tremaine
tvTales from the Darkside
1984
Van Conway
movieThe Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
Dr. David Jennings
movieThe Natural
1984
Gus Sands (uncredited)
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983
Old Man
movieA Christmas Story
1983
The Old Man
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980
Buck Gibson
movieHangar 18
1980
Harry Forbes
movieWaikiki
1980
Capt. McGuire
tvThe Martian Chronicles
1980
Sam Parkhill
movieLove for Rent
1979
Coach John Martin
movieIke
1979
Gen. George S. Patton
tvIke
1979
Gen. George S. Patton
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Sheriff Milt Singleton
movieDonovan's Kid
1979
Timothy Donovan
movieThe Users
1978
Henry Waller
movieHot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
Mayor Ragsdale
movieZero to Sixty
1978
Michael Nolan
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Lawrence Evans
movieAirport '77
1977
Stan Buchek
movieLaw and Order
1976
Deputy Chief Brian O'Malley
movieCrackle of Death
1976
Carl Kolchak
movieBrinks: The Great Robbery
1976
James McNally
movieDemon and the Mummy
1976
Carl Kolchak
movieB. Must Die
1975
Pal Kovak
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Carl Kolchak
tvThe Evil Touch
1973
Alvin Hazeltine
tvPolice Story
1973
Matt Hallett
movieThe Six Million Dollar Man
1973
Oliver Spencer
movieThe Night Strangler
1973
Carl Kolchak
movie43: The Richard Petty Story
1972
Lee Petty
movieSay Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972
Dr. Lou Grazzo
movieThe Rookies
1972
Sgt. Eddie Ryker
movieSomething Evil
1972
Paul Worden
movieThe Night Stalker
1972
Carl Kolchak
movieMooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
Darren McGavin (uncredited)
movieThe Death of Me Yet
1971
Joe Chalk
movieBanyon
1971
Lieutenant Pete Cordova
movieMrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971
Farrell
movieTribes
1970
Drake
movieBerlin Affair
1970
Paul Killian
movieThe 48-Hour Mile
1970
David Ross
movieThe Challengers
1970
Jim McCabe
movieThe Challenge
1970
Jacob Gallery
tvLove, American Style
1969
Corbett
movieAnatomy of a Crime
1969
David Ross
movieBoomerang, Dog of Many Talents
1968
Barney B. Duncan
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Jesse Gil McCray / Sam Hardy / Eddie Gannon
tvThe Outsider
1968
David Ross
movieMission Mars
1968
Col. Mike Blaiswick
movieThe Outsider
1967
David Ross
tvMannix
1967
Mark
tvMission: Impossible
1966
J. Richard Taggart
movieAfrican Gold
1965
Mike Gregory
movieThe Great Sioux Massacre
1965
Captain Frederick William Benton
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Viktor Karmak
tvThe Rogues
1964
Amos Champion
movieBullet for a Badman
1964
Sam Ward
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Sheridan Westcott
tvThe Virginian
1962
Mark Troxel / Sam Evans
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Prof. Felix Holman
tvThe Defenders
1961
Howard Potter / Marty Wisnovsky
tvSpecial for Women
1960
The Social Worker
tvRiverboat
1959
Captain Grey Holden
tvRawhide
1959
Jed Hadley
movieThe Case Against Brooklyn
1958
Pete Harris
tvMickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
Mike Hammer
movieBeau James
1957
Charley Hand
movieThe Delicate Delinquent
1957
Mike Damon
movieThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Capt. Russ Peters
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Red Hillman / Lyle Endicott
tvGunsmoke
1955
Will Helmick / Lon Gorman / Joe Bascome
movieSummertime
1955
Eddie Yaeger
movieA Word to the Wives...
1955
George Peters
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
John Jay Forrest / Timothy Donovan
tvClimax!
1954
Walter
tvDeath Valley Days
1952
Zacharias Gurney
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
Joe Gillis
tvSuspense
1949
Ted Larson
tvStudio One
1948
Will Sorrell / Johnny Quigg / Tom Kendall
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Bill Starbuck
Your Next Job
1945
Balancing hobbyist
movieShe Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
The Kid - Soldier in Hospital (uncredited)
movieA Song to Remember
1945
Student (uncredited)
Directing4
Production1
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Producer
Writing1
movieZero to Sixty
1978
Screenplay